16 November 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL
A man trying to help an injured person was killed by another car on the Eskişehir highway on his way to Ankara on Sunday. Two people died and four people were injured in the accident.
A pick-up truck driven by İbrahim Ünsal hit highway barriers 35 kilometers away from Ankara. Gül Yılmaz was ejected from the vehicle onto the highway. Noticing the accident, Mehmet Erkan stopped his car and attempted to help Yılmaz, who was lying in the highway. Meanwhile, a car driven by Ali Uzun hit Erkan and Yılmaz, killing both. Uzun was injured in the accident.Uzun and Ünsal were taken to the Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital for treatment, while Yıldız and Gülşah Yılmaz, two other passengers in the pick-up truck, were taken to Atatürk Education and Research Hospital by another vehicle. None of their injuries are considered life threatening.
